Here is a fun coloring page from Counselor Keri (you can find her on teachers pay teachers). This is a fun tool to use to help kids identify their emotions. Identifying emotions is the first step to feeling better!
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Here are some kindness cards from Counselor Chelsey (You can find her on Teachers Pay Teachers) that your kids can pass around to spread some happiness. You can also use these as gift tags.
Here is a 30 minute video explaining some tips to manage emotions for you and your child. This is the same class that I gave during parent teacher conferences. It explains what's happening in the brain when we have strong emotions, tips for parents, and techniques to manage emotions. I hope this can be helpful for you and your families!
https://uetn-org.zoom.us/rec/share/rCotpSv0sfte_zBkpQ--jN1lFMA6At3hjMMzUp3vJeRnvgFI4z5Id064GG_9w_a2.9bRdo-vdQJQUiKRd?startTime=1604675884000 Passcode: c5.vGnbd Everyone feels anxiety. Here is a 15 minute video explaining what anxiety is, what is happening in our brain and body when we feel anxiety, and some simple tips to help conquer it, whether you're a kid or an adult. This video can also be applied to other emotions like anger or sadness. When you talk with kids about anxiety, or any other unwanted emotion you can use the same language and names as the video. Ex: "Is your safety brain or your smart brain in control right now?," "What is something you can do right now to get your smart brain back in control?" Let's work to get our smart brains in control and conquer anxiety!
Check out this back-to-school care package from Big Life Journal! It's full of tips and resources to help children and adults cope with coming back to school whether you are at home, online, or in person at school. It focuses on tips for parents, mindfulness, feelings, etc. It also has activities and a back-to-school interview for kids.
Mindfulness can help with depression, anxiety, anger, building relationships, and more! This Mindfulness Toolkit comes from the free app Smiling Mind. You can use the toolkit and the app with your families or in your classrooms! For more help and resources, visit the Smiling Mind website: https://www.smilingmind.com.au/at-home.
Here is a fun game that you can play together as a family! Studies show that family fun time has a lot of benefits for our mental and emotional well-being. This came can build better relationships, communication, and trust within a family.
Family fun is shown to improve relationships, healthy development in children, communication skills, and self-esteem! Here is a fun activity you can try together as a family.
Coloring can be a great way to de-stress, and can also be a form of mindfulness and self-care. You can color to relaxing music, or just focus on the different lines, colors, and the movement that your hand makes. You can also have these in a calm down corner at school or in your home. Here are some fun mindfulness coloring pages to practice mindfulness and enjoy!
Here is a fun template to make a summer bucket list. You can do this alone or with your family! Making bucket lists are fun, but it's even more fun to do the things on the list together! Research shows that family fun time is essential for a child's physical and mental healthy development. It increases happiness, communication, trust, relationships, and more! How many things can you finish together on your bucket list?
Here are some tips from the Love and Logic program on how to turn your words into gold involving children's behaviors. The words we say to children and how we say them can make a big difference! Research has shown that the techniques taught through the Love and Logic program are ver effective with changing children's behaviors. Here are some examples of phrases to use for parents and teachers. Parents Version:
Many times with anger, there is something more going on. You can use this anger iceberg to understand what might really be going on when you or your child feels angry. Talk with your child about their anger and help them identify any other feelings that are going on underneath their anger.
Here are some fun kid-friendly jokes to start the day off, read together as a family, read for a homework break, put in lunches, or just to use if you need a laugh!
Here are some great tips to help change your child's behaviors. These wins are helpful for any type of negative behavior that a child may have.
This is a reward chart you can use with your child for behaviors. Every time your child hits a star, they can get a small reward. When they finish a big block, or all 4 big blocks, they can get a bigger reward. You can use this chart for bad habits, emotional behaviors, potty training, and more!
Here are 40 Positive things you can say to kids to pump up their self-esteem and happiness. The more true kind things we say to each other, the better we will feel.
Here are some fun mindfulness exercises for kids to help with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, and any other emotions!
Fox News gave a time capsule for kids to be able to look back in a positive way during this unique time. You can do this with your kids, and you can think of your own ideas to add to your time capsule! A downloadable version is also available for you at the bottom:
During this time of uncertainty, confusion, job loss, illness, ect. There is an increase in depression and anxiety. This is a normal reaction to very stressful situations. It is important to reach out and ask for help if you or anyone you know is struggling with anxiety or depression, even during social isolation. Mental health providers are offering services via phone and internet. Throughout the State of Utah there are several resources being offered for both adults and children who may be needing mental health assistance. Please remember if a person is life threatening to call 911 or take them to the nearest emergency department. Below are some of the resources available during COVID-19:
Here are some daily questions to maintain mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, quarantine, and really any stressful situation.
Here is a fun twist to the game Candy Land. You can also modify this with other colored games. This is a fun way to help your child understand and communicate their feelings. You can play together as a family whether your child is struggling with their emotions or not!
This is a fun game to play as a family or with friends to help children understand their feelings and feel more comfortable talking about them. You can use the questions provided here, or you can think of your own!
Below is a calendar with a daily feel good challenge for each school day left in the school year. Each challenge is a small thing that you can do to improve your mental health. Many people are under a lot of stress with all the changes due to COVID-19, and these daily challenges can help. You can work with your child and give them a reward when they finish so many challenges, or when they finish them all. You could also make it a fun challenge to do together as a family and see who can get the most challenges done.
When families spend time together during dinner time, evenings, or any family fun time, it increases a child's mental well-being, creativity, healthy relationships, sense of safety, self-esteem, and more. It also decreases anger, depression, and anxiety. Here are some fun chit chat cards from Parents Empowered to do as a family during dinner or other family times. These cards are a great way to know each other better and increase a child's ability to communicate and empathize with others. You can download the file below in English or Spanish.
Self-Care is one of the best ways to feel good emotionally. There are many types of self-care, and you can read more about it here. Here is a fun activity for adults or kids to practice self-care. You can download the poster or the bingos below, or you can think of your own activities for self-care!
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